Like, don't approach the mangy dog that looks like it has fleas all over it. Don't approach the human that's compulsively ...

All 5 known cases involved men who have sex with men; the rashes cleared up with antifungal treatments. HealthDay News — Doctors in New York City are chronicling the first known U.S. cases of sexually ...

Strays may harbour roundworms or hookworms, which can be transmitted to humans through contaminated soil or surfaces. However ...

Fifth disease (erythema infectiosum) is a viral infection caused by parvovirus B19. It causes a red cheek rash, earning the name "slapped cheek disease." ...

Symptoms can include itching, dryness, bumps, rash, blisters, or swelling. Contact dermatitis can occur on any part of the body, including the elbows. There are two broad categories of contact ...

In a remarkable encounter off the coast of Alaska, human scientists had what they describe as a “conversation” with a humpback whale named Twain. Dr. Brenda McCowan from the University of California ...

Doctors are urging people not to ignore the symptoms of scabies because of the perceived social stigma attached to having the condition as cases rise in England. Some 3,689 cases of the highly ...

Cases of highly infectious skin bug scabies are surging across the UK, with cases occurring 'out of nowhere' and whole households affected. The condition, caused by microscopic mites that burrow ...

A long time ago, on the island of Flores in Indonesia, there lived strange, small-statured humans who dwelled among giant storks and shrunken elephants. But after two decades of research ...

People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies - the highly infectious skin infestation. The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under ...

Scabies can lead to secondary skin infections, if not treated. People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies - the highly infectious skin ...